Studio City International (MSC) Competitors

Studio City International (NYSE:MSC) and Park Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:PK) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MSC or PK?

92.7% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 54.9% of Studio City International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer MSC or PK?

In the previous week, Park Hotels & Resorts had 5 more articles in the media than Studio City International. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Park Hotels & Resorts and 2 mentions for Studio City International. Park Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Studio City International's score of 0.58 indicating that Park Hotels & Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Studio City International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Park Hotels & Resorts	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, MSC or PK?

Park Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Studio City International. Studio City International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Park Hotels & Resorts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Studio City International	$639.15M	0.92	-$146.08M	-$0.50	-5.60
Park Hotels & Resorts	$2.59B	0.81	$97M	$0.59	17.69

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MSC or PK?

Park Hotels & Resorts received 227 more outperform votes than Studio City International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.26% of users gave Studio City International an outperform vote while only 53.04% of users gave Park Hotels & Resorts an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Studio City International	Outperform Votes 70 54.26%	Underperform Votes 59 45.74%
Park Hotels & Resorts	Outperform Votes 297 53.04%	Underperform Votes 263 46.96%

Is MSC or PK more profitable?

Park Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 8.16% compared to Studio City International's net margin of -14.46%. Park Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 5.63% beat Studio City International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Studio City International	-14.46%	-12.84%	-2.87%
Park Hotels & Resorts	8.16%	5.63%	2.27%

Which has more volatility & risk, MSC or PK?

Studio City International has a beta of -0.16, indicating that its stock price is 116% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Park Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer MSC or PK?

Park Hotels & Resorts has a consensus target price of $12.75, suggesting a potential upside of 22.13%. Given Park Hotels & Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Park Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than Studio City International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Studio City International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Park Hotels & Resorts	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10

Summary

Park Hotels & Resorts beats Studio City International on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.